Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Asia-Pacific markets slide after Wall Street routThere were some dramatic scenes in Asia-Pacific stock markets today.In Taiwan, the benchmark Taiex stock index plunged a record 3,737.67 points in early trading. It closed down 1,791 points, or 4.6%.“Housing demand is currently being tested by a challenging economic backdrop. Renewed inflationary pressures, driven in part by the c…
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